tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20045208.post115507901528071725..comments2024-01-27T07:40:43.662-05:00Comments on Managing the Sweetness Within: Twenty-nine YearsLyrehcahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14731508321420598343noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20045208.post-1155215656591574882006-08-10T09:14:00.000-04:002006-08-10T09:14:00.000-04:00Congratulations. Like you, I "celebrated" 30 year...Congratulations. Like you, I "celebrated" 30 years of living with type 1 diabetes on July 24. However, I did not consider it an event worthy of celebration, since I had hoped that I would be cured by now, but that will happen when it happens. Also like you, I have taken pretty good care of myself and suffered from no major complications. I am realistic about a cure, but I also feel that the Scott Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03286529314567223617noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20045208.post-1155165472672295682006-08-09T19:17:00.000-04:002006-08-09T19:17:00.000-04:00Thank you for sharing this with us. You have done...Thank you for sharing this with us. You have done, and continue to do a great job. <BR/><BR/>I feel pretty much the same way about "the cure" - something that has always been promised, but never delivered. I too hope we're wrong, but I'm realistic about it. <BR/><BR/>I am happy though that there are people working on it, and not just settling on insulin as the magic fix all solution. There Scott K. Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06601851114190791084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20045208.post-1155156115085303482006-08-09T16:41:00.000-04:002006-08-09T16:41:00.000-04:00Well said... and Congratulations! You know what's ...Well said... and Congratulations! <BR/><BR/>You know what's funny... I've been saying "I don't expect a cure in my lifetime" since I was 16, with only a few years of diabetes under my belt. I'm certainly not a pessimist, but focusing on living your life the way it IS instead of how it COULD be is critical to diabetes, and life success.<BR/><BR/>Thank you for describing so eloquently what many of Kelseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15158609377041501796noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20045208.post-1155155550179995182006-08-09T16:32:00.000-04:002006-08-09T16:32:00.000-04:00Indeed. Prove us wrong. We want you to. This wa...Indeed. Prove us wrong. We want you to. This was a wonderfully written post. I hope all stays well for you - and that you get an unbelievable blessing in the very near future.Nicole Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11847231791131970750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20045208.post-1155149897969940782006-08-09T14:58:00.000-04:002006-08-09T14:58:00.000-04:00Here's to you, Lyrecha. I don't think I can say i...Here's to you, Lyrecha. <BR/><BR/>I don't think I can say it any more eloquently than Caren did, so I'll echo her sentiments. With this September 11th marking my twentieth year with diabetes, I agree with your sentiments completely. And as far as not seeing a cure in our lifetimes, well, here's hoping we're proven wrong wrong WRONG. :)Kerri.https://www.blogger.com/profile/11463843830570716380noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20045208.post-1155135766197747872006-08-09T11:02:00.000-04:002006-08-09T11:02:00.000-04:00Congratulations. Way to go. As a fellow type 1-er,...Congratulations. Way to go. <BR/><BR/>As a fellow type 1-er, with 25 years under my belt, I thank you for taking the words right out of my mouth about the elusive “Cure.” People seem horrified when I say that I don’t think there will be one in my lifetime and if there is, no way would I be the first one to try it. They seem to think that means I am a pessimist. I think it means that my life, carenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17115452161047453575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20045208.post-1155126252694604592006-08-09T08:24:00.000-04:002006-08-09T08:24:00.000-04:00Congratulations on 29 years of good health!! That...Congratulations on 29 years of good health!! That is such a phenomenal accomplishment.<BR/><BR/>There may not be a cure in your lifetime, or there may be...who knows. But it won't stop me or anyone else from raising money toward it so that others in the future can be cured.Shannonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11082031887238694358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20045208.post-1155095717540468602006-08-08T23:55:00.000-04:002006-08-08T23:55:00.000-04:00A great viewpoint. I continue to believe in "the ...A great viewpoint. I continue to believe in "the promise", but this is not the promise of a cure. It is the promise that we have available to us the courage and wisdom to press on each day, using the valuable tools now available and trusting that more will come.<BR/>The progress of treatment methods is undeniable - do you think I want to go back to peeing in a cup, matching ridiculous shades ofMinnesota Nicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02170043587010711783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20045208.post-1155093066805676092006-08-08T23:11:00.000-04:002006-08-08T23:11:00.000-04:00Lyrehca Congratulations on reaching this milestone...Lyrehca <BR/><BR/>Congratulations on reaching this milestone. I think only someone with diabetes will <I>truly</I> understand what an <B>awesome</B> job you've done.<BR/><BR/>I wish you many more years of good control, enough that you'll really enjoy it when the cure finally comes!<BR/><BR/>BernardBernardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14936264471078732019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20045208.post-1155085135674711692006-08-08T20:58:00.000-04:002006-08-08T20:58:00.000-04:00thank you for your "realistic" viewpoint. Much of...thank you for your "realistic" viewpoint. Much of what you said is how my husband feels about "the cure". <BR/><BR/>One thing we think about is, okay, so maybe there will be a cure in 5, 10, 25 years. But what about the damage that may have already been done to his body before the cure comes along... (Granted, he has hyperlipidemia rampant in his mother's family that may play a part in any If not a mother...https://www.blogger.com/profile/16439565019650943028noreply@blogger.com